Deer Hunting
Ridgeland fire fighter gets 5-minute buck, Bag-A-Buck prize
It was the best 5-minute hunting trip of Greg Linacre’s career; it produced a 6-point buck and a Bag-A-Buck contest prize. […]
Statewide NC
Deer of the Year
Rockingham County buck scored officially as new state-record
North Carolina has its second new state-record archery buck in two weeks. A 12-point buck arrowed by Stoneville’s John R. Tuttle on Oct. 1 in Rockingham County was officially scored on Dec. 12 and became the second buck this season to qualify for the Boone and Crockett Club’s all-time record book and break the previous state record. […]
Paddling Palmetto
Floating can be a trip
Although float trips have no season, the period from Thanksgiving through the end of the year is the perfect time to plan a trip with a buddy, put the kayak in the back of the truck and float a stretch of moving water. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t delay, fish today
Winter fishing is often iffy in the mountains. Get out on a stream on one of those rare, warm sunny days, and you’ll likely hit a Blue-Winged Olive or midge hatch, and the trout will be hitting. […]
Ducks
Plan your duck season
Thanksgiving weekend closed out the short, teaser sessions that primed the valves and got every waterfowl hunter excited about bagging a limit of ducks in the Carolinas’ flooded country. […]
Fishing
Not caught in the net
Everyone faces obstacles in life, some greater than others. Often, overcoming them is a matter of having the passion to do or achieve something in spite of the difficulties. […]
Featured
Summer brood survey has bad, bad news for North Carolina turkey hunters
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s annual wild turkey summer brood survey has some really bad news for turkey hunters: poult survival this past summer matched an all-time low. […]
Featured
Feds may add and/or reconfigure Marine Protection Areas off SC coast
At its scheduled meeting this month, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will discuss adding additional Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of the Carolinas as a means to help reduce the by-catch of speckled hind and warsaw grouper. […]
Featured
Feds will consider adding Marine Protection Areas this week
At its scheduled meeting this month, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will discuss adding additional Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of the Carolinas as a means to help reduce the by-catch of speckled hind and warsaw grouper. […]
Backlashes
Two heroes of 2013 show rare courage
December is traditionally a time to recognize people or events that occurred during the year that impacted our lives or showed us what we could be but rarely are. […]